Capacity Concerns Archives - The Loadstar Making sense of the supply chain Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:41:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 31889032 Air cargo capacity squeeze could linger ‘until the end of the decade’ https://theloadstar.com/air-cargo-capacity-squeeze-could-linger-until-the-end-of-the-decade/ https://theloadstar.com/air-cargo-capacity-squeeze-could-linger-until-the-end-of-the-decade/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:22:38 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=284005 Air cargo’s capacity shortage “will not be resolved any time soon”, and could linger “until the end of the decade”, exacerbated by ICAO’s 2028 sustainability targets, delegates at Aviation Connect in Istanbul heard this week. 
Martin Drew, chief strategy and transformation officer at Atlas Air, said: “Certainly from a capacity perspective, there is a severe shortage of widebody freight capacity. 
“Without doubt, demand is outweighing supply, and that’s thanks to companies such ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/air-cargo-capacity-squeeze-could-linger-until-the-end-of-the-decade/feed/ 0 284005 Calls for Beirut Airport, ‘Lebanon’s only gateway for aid’, to be protected https://theloadstar.com/calls-for-beirut-airport-lebanons-only-gateway-for-aid-to-be-protected/ https://theloadstar.com/calls-for-beirut-airport-lebanons-only-gateway-for-aid-to-be-protected/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:01:08 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=282601 Israel’s assault on Lebanon has left the country bereft of airfreight capacity, its sole airline struggling to service demand and charter companies unwilling to plug the gaps.
Mourad Aoun, CEO of distribution firm The Net Global, which has branches in Lebanon, said regional supply chains’ capacity to do business had been “significantly impacted” by the attacks in the south and against Beirut.
“We have a serious problem sourcing capacity into Beirut as ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/calls-for-beirut-airport-lebanons-only-gateway-for-aid-to-be-protected/feed/ 0 282601 Forwarders told to ‘brace for impact’ as ecommerce bags air capacity https://theloadstar.com/forwarders-told-to-brace-for-impact-as-ecommerce-shippers-bag-air-cargo-capacity/ https://theloadstar.com/forwarders-told-to-brace-for-impact-as-ecommerce-shippers-bag-air-cargo-capacity/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:13:27 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=279996 General cargo shippers, fighting for space against ecommerce giants, should “brace for impact” as the industry heads towards “one of the highest peaks ever in the industry of air cargo”, with a shortage of capacity likely to see airlines prioritising profits.  
Head of global airfreight at DSV, Stefan Krikken, told delegates at today’s EU CBEC ecommerce forum in Liege: “When it comes to the peak this year, I think everyone ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/forwarders-told-to-brace-for-impact-as-ecommerce-shippers-bag-air-cargo-capacity/feed/ 0 279996 ‘Aggressive’ ecommerce growth hampered by lack of air cargo capacity https://theloadstar.com/aggressive-ecommerce-growth-hampered-by-lack-of-air-cargo-capacity/ https://theloadstar.com/aggressive-ecommerce-growth-hampered-by-lack-of-air-cargo-capacity/#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:26:22 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=279942 Airlines will be forced to get creative with their networks as air cargo’s predicted two-year demand growth will create an “unprecedented state”, with limited capacity. 
During today’s EU CBEC ecommerce forum at Liege airport, CEO of market intelligence platform Rotate, Ryan Keyrouse, said: “If e-commerce growth continues aggressively, we are going to be in an unprecedented state; the highest two-year growth average we’ve had in recent decades.” 
Mr Keyrouse noted that due to ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/aggressive-ecommerce-growth-hampered-by-lack-of-air-cargo-capacity/feed/ 0 279942 Warning of peak season airfreight capacity challenges out of Asia https://theloadstar.com/warnings-of-peak-season-airfreight-capacity-challenges-out-of-asia/ https://theloadstar.com/warnings-of-peak-season-airfreight-capacity-challenges-out-of-asia/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:54:59 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=279549 As the industry heads into the peak season for airfreight, cargo owners are facing challenges to securing capacity out of Asia.
Some origin and transit points are already struggling with congestion while capacity there can only be secured by paying premium rates, warned Hong Kong-based logistics provider Dimerco in its latest market update.
A lot of lift has already been snapped up by large e-commerce firms that have signed-up peak charter flights ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/warnings-of-peak-season-airfreight-capacity-challenges-out-of-asia/feed/ 0 279549 Logistics players brace for US supply chain stress test as imports hit a high https://theloadstar.com/logistics-players-brace-for-us-supply-chain-stress-test-as-imports-hit-a-high/ https://theloadstar.com/logistics-players-brace-for-us-supply-chain-stress-test-as-imports-hit-a-high/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:20:22 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=274043 US imports are on course for volumes at a height not seen over the past two years, which will test the resilience of supply chains.
Even without work stoppages and cataclysmic disruptions, logistics providers are bracing themselves for a bumpy ride.
According to the Global Port Tracker, published by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates, box traffic pouring into US ports will climb to its highest level in two years in ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/logistics-players-brace-for-us-supply-chain-stress-test-as-imports-hit-a-high/feed/ 0 274043 Asia-Europe carriers play hardball with threats of service suspension https://theloadstar.com/asia-europe-carriers-play-hardball-with-threats-of-service-suspension/ https://theloadstar.com/asia-europe-carriers-play-hardball-with-threats-of-service-suspension/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:52:34 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=259760 Shippers on the Asia-North Europe tradelane are worried about a heightened risk to their supply chains as ocean carriers threaten to lay-up ships ahead of the Chinese New Year in February.
Indeed, after the eye-watering slump in liner profitability in the third quarter and expected heavy losses in Q4, carriers are under intense pressure from shareholders to address the cash burn in preparation for the start of the new financial year.
And ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/asia-europe-carriers-play-hardball-with-threats-of-service-suspension/feed/ 0 259760 Mega-profits will help carriers ride the wave of demand downturn https://theloadstar.com/mega-profits-will-help-carriers-ride-the-wave-of-demand-downturn/ https://theloadstar.com/mega-profits-will-help-carriers-ride-the-wave-of-demand-downturn/#respond Fri, 05 May 2023 10:53:30 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=244747 Yang Ming chairman Cheng Cheng-mount said this week global economic uncertainty meant recovery in cargo volumes may not materialise within the first half of this year.
At the Taipei Shipowners’ Association AGM, of which he is also chairman, he said: “Originally, the market estimated that the global economy would improve in Q2 23, but now, we have to look forward to Q3, which means the market is highly uncertain.”
He added: “The ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/mega-profits-will-help-carriers-ride-the-wave-of-demand-downturn/feed/ 0 244747 Shippers’ capacity concerns as optimistic UK joins Trans-Pacific trade bloc https://theloadstar.com/shippers-capacity-concerns-as-optimistic-uk-joins-trans-pacific-trade-bloc/ https://theloadstar.com/shippers-capacity-concerns-as-optimistic-uk-joins-trans-pacific-trade-bloc/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:18:09 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=241557 Supply chain leaders have greeted the UK’s admission to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) with muted applause.
British prime minister Rishi Sunak announced today that the country had joined the 11-party trade bloc, claiming it would boost the bloc’s total GDP to £11trn.
However, director of the Global Shippers Forum James Hookham downplayed its benefit to UK trade. He told The Loadstar: “Trade negotiations need to think about the ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/shippers-capacity-concerns-as-optimistic-uk-joins-trans-pacific-trade-bloc/feed/ 0 241557 Cathay Pacific back to business-as-usual soon as aircraft return https://theloadstar.com/cathay-pacific-back-to-business-as-usual-soon-as-aircraft-return/ https://theloadstar.com/cathay-pacific-back-to-business-as-usual-soon-as-aircraft-return/#respond Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:29:37 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=240052 Cathay Pacific will be operating all its aircraft again by the end of next year, CEO Ronald Lam said this week, noting “light at the end of the tunnel”.
Cathay still has 67 inactive aircraft, according to CH Aviation’s database, of which 11 are under maintenance. The others, which include nine A330-300s and 22 777s, are stored in Hong Kong, Alice Springs, Ciudad Real and Xiamen.
Last month saw Cathay Cargo, as it ...

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